Ricoh Aficio AP2700 operating instructions Printer Features

1. Getting Started

Printer Features

This printer is designed especially for office workgroups. It can be used in net- work environments and allows you to manage documents efficiently.

❖High Productivity

As this printer comes with a 27 pages per minute (ppm) engine and offers a variety of paper handling options, handling documents will be more efficient. Proof print function *1 is one of the supporting features for making multiple original print which allows you to confirm that the document prints as ex- pected before printing many.

*1 Optional Printer Hard Disk Type 185 is required.

❖Versatile Paper Handling Options

This printer offers both versatile input and output paper handling options. In- put capacity can be raised to 3,100 sheets with the optional paper bank (PS420) and the bypass tray (Type 270) to reduce the inconvenience of reload- ing paper. For an output device, with the optional mailbox (CS370), you can specify up to 5 places, including the standard output tray, to prevent from be- ing mixed up with other person's documents. Also, collating *2 and stapling capability is available with the optional finisher (SR720).

*2 Optional Printer Feature Expander Type 185 (32MB or 64MB) or Printer Hard Disk Type 185 is required.

❖Variety of Paper Media Support

Standard Tray 2 and optional Bypass Tray Type 270 support variety of paper media such as thick paper *3 , transparency and some envelops *3 .

*3 For more information on the supported paper and other media, see P.27 “Paper and Other Media”.

❖Network Interface Board Standard *4

It comes standard with network-ready Ethernet capability supporting multi- ple protocols. This feature can be used in a variety of network environments.

*4 For more information on configuring for a network, see “Network Interface Board Operating Instructions” in the CD-ROM.

❖PostScript 3 Standard

In addition to PCL 6 emulation, PostScript 3 is provided as a standard feature. This feature can be used in Macintosh environments as well. PDF files can be printed clearly and easily.

❖Network Utility

PRINTER MANAGER *5 , software consisting of Administration and Client versions, is provided. With this software, multiple print devices can be uti- lized effectively together on a network. This software offers several conve- nient functions such as parallel printing and recovery printing.

*5 For the name of the PRINTER MANAGER you use, see the “Operating Instruc-	1
tions” for the Network Interface Board which is included in the CD-ROM.